| Director | Jean Negulesco |
|---|---|
| Producer | Gordon Hollingshead |
| Starring | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo |
| Music | Efrem Kurtz |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Editing | Everett Dodd |
| Released | 1941 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. and directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is a screen adaptation, in Technicolor, of the 1938 ballet Gaîté Parisienne, choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1]
Cast
- Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo as Dancers
- Léonide Massine as The Peruvian (as Leonide Massine)
- Milada Mladova as The Glove Seller
- Frederic Franklin as The Baron
- Nathalie Krassovska as The Flower Girl
- Andre Eglevsky as Tortoni – The Dancing Master
- Igor Youskevitch as Officer
- Lubov Roudenko as Can-Can Dancer
- Casimir Kokitch as Dancer
- James Starbuck as Dancer
- Cyd Charisse as Dancer (uncredited)[2]
References
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Capua, Michelangelo. Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. ISBN 978-1-4766-2752-6, p. 191
External links
- The Gay Parisian at IMDb